Means for protecting articles of furniture and the like



Nov. 24, 1931. w. T. HORMES 1333,749

'MEANS FOR PROTECTING ARTICLES OF FURNITURE AND THE LIKE Filed Nov. 12,1529 Him A y Patented Nov. 24,-

1 This invention I a deyi'ce I primarily d'e-.

signed L as. a protection} for those: surfacesxof various "articles ofmanufacture, which; are

normally so exposed that they are; liable .to

.4. b'e'marred orinjuredby contact-therewith,

V of -harder obj ects; which niay ben oved about intheir vicinity.

struck by passingihand "trucks, Likewise shelying, and particnlarl theprojecting p017 tions of pilasters are" requently scratched andotherwise defaced during the handling ofmerchandlse; and'by' carelessmanipulation" of mops, scrubbing 1 machines, floor polishing machines"and the like; operated in their vi cinity.'; The same istrueof variousarticlesof household furniture, ,which are frequently 'damagedby 5contact with moying vacuum 'lustration, each retaininginemberfisfrprovid ed at its end with :wingslQ'; angularlydisj posed:with respect to theibody of; the rneni- "ber," nd' soshapedr-that' theymay entereke'rfs 13 formed in the .isurface iofwthe I cleaners;floor-polishing'machines, etc.

I "One flofwthe' objectsof the invention is 'to' provide an armor-likeprotection; which may be arranged to Icov'er' those surfaces: which'-.25-Wbl}ld be no i-inally' exposed to damage of 'the'characterdescribed. further object is to provide anarmor meansfof the-charactermentioned, which may" be readily applied to. any surface requiring thedesired protec-.

. tion, and whichi will b e ofla character to imprroveand greatlyenhancethe appearanceof :the article to which: it is'applied;

Z r The in ention will b'e hereinafter fully'set forth and particularlypointed out inthe 'In :the accompanyingdrawings V 1 Figure 1 is: a? sideelevation of afl-portion of a-table with the invention applied thereto.Figure '2 is'across sectional view' on the line it 40 29 2,- Figure 1.T. Figure 3 is? a; cross sectional yiew onrthe line3-+-3, Figure "1. 3Figure 4 is afdetail View ;of:one of'the protector rods.

It is to be understood 'thatfalthough ithe "jinv en'tioh,isherinillustrated and described." ampi t r- QAtfis not'l mi edfto this orgrooves :the seletionf'of: thetable behigs611- r515thepurpose-ofillu'strationl-iIn"other-words}? thefi-inventionisapplicable to all kind's lo f furnituregbothistorejand household,-to'she1ying; .pilasters and panels 'ande'to any fother ar ticles not. herelisted, itoi'fwhichflthe device plied.

' Referring to l lO' designates a r a one ofsaidlegsbeing',indicatedat11;1The V ,t details ofmthe tablezconstruction -are runim portantbecause they form no "partofr' the table which isyprovidedf with theusual legs,

"inventiom-"fm a f Suit-ably. secured to the legllll are two metalretaining members A. andFB", "respectively,

Y coveredf by the appendedclaims'rnaybejap- In mercantileestablishments, foninstance,

the legs of tables, counters ,fand other similar a r 10 furniture areoften seriously marred by being which in" practice are normally mountedin V spaced relation-i} Said' i membersfmayfbe retained in positioninanydesiredmanner; As v 1' shown in the drawings for purposes articleto be protected.

longitudinally extended reduced-portion 1C J circular" cross section and'arrangedfl in fpar iallel isabutted 11* relation, their ends -be inganchor'ed inf any"; suitable manner. V As {shown J in thedrawingstthereis a; set of said rods T j for each exposed face-of leg,11-, and-inpra 't i-Ea'chretalning memberiisprovidedwith a i e it is preer d p'rovid aho hinds bf each rod Withput-awayportionsfiOjsothat' sa dd y b jiprdi 'cte in o the reces e In practice, the inner facejof eachreta ning i I memberlb earsagainstthe planejsurface 16 r I, I I

which is to "be protected, 1 so "that a recess ,17 is proyided 'betweensaidfsurfaceandgthereduced portion G. 1 'f Thelfsurfaces l8ar 'proteetedby means of a plurality"'offmetal rods l9lpreferably of; p 7' I i a "15illi:

:17. By this'arrangement the flattenedlsur -arimor ofsubstantialthickness over the area a tobe'protejcted; i

faces oftheeut-avvay portions '20 engage the" innersurfaces ofthefianges 14, so thatthey 'areinorrnallyheld against rotation? The rods 19are} of sufficient diameter to provide an r In the specific tabl-il1u'strated,.the, top

-The1rods l areconstructedo l i ence has 7 shown. that v by;the-selection j metal which 'willipro'duce a contrasting-colortliewinter mediate orc body elementY being "place. I

metal of the required hardnesaj but experi- Withrespect to theadjacentexposed surfaces ofrthearticle toivvhichy'the protector is-ap- 4 .9

plied," a parallel arrangement ofzth'e: rods 'in itself :not onlyprovides a very ornamental surface, but the contrasting colors; greatlyenhance the appearance of. the. article after the device has beenapplied thereto.-; exfam ple, assumingthatthe 'exposedsurfaces ofthe'portion Y, liligure'v 1, lareglconstructedaof ia'material; havingganinherent ;:-color,1s'uch Y as'rosewood or mahogany, for' instance,aby

. constructing the rods of a metal having a conc-tra'sting color, the:protection ofijthe article 'isi not grimy-"secured; because the rodsare; of 7' -si*[ch a diameter:that'they extend-beyond, thef i-p'l'anejof said; surfaces,1 but the effect dueeto 'the; contrasting"ZCOlOrS adds; greatly 1 t0 the scribed comprising' tvvo spaced apartretain lng members, means for securing. sa d-T'menb' appearance of thearticleito' which the protectorjis applied;

.Having thus explained 'the-nature of 'ithe invention and describedall-operative, manner of constructing and usingthe same, althoughWithout-attempting to :set' forth] all of the forms in Whichitmay bemade, or all of the forms of itsuse; whatis claimedis'lz- 1,:1A'protection device of the character dej bers toP-anj article adjacent toasurface' to be protected, {and a plurality of: parallel metal a dbearing against said 3 surface and having their ends anchored s Within 1said lretainingrn'elnberst 5 2. 'A pr'otection device ofthezcharacterdescribed comprising two spacedfapart retainjingimenilb ersfefich havinga reduced port ion forming "1 a" side," flange and an abutment shoulder,-means' for-securlng' said members" tioned that their 'ends'bear uponsaid'jseats V jsh ulclered .ptojecti.

abutment shoulderi Stion ofsaid rods. c p I 115. Thecombination-with anarticle; tolbe j V; 1 protected providedvvith aplane surface, and 1 also"With parallelfgrooves inspacedcapart qs "provided With a reducedqcentjto said'surface,

toan :article adjacent tolthe surface toibe 1 protected," and aplurality of :parallel nietalin rods bearing against said surface and soposiandaregoverlappedbycsaid fianges.

3, 'A protection device of'the characterde scribed comprising twospacedapart retainlngcm'embers; each havlng.areducedportlon forming anabutm nt shoulder and a side flange, means. Which saidretaining'membersmaybe secured to'an article ad'jacent to thesurface'to be protected,and'parallel' rods] covering said "surface, said rods havingcutavvayportions at their-endasoaas,toprovide cpmplem'ental to so A-preie i e iceathsshar e fd 1 sfcribed'comprising'tvvo'"spacedapart retaina a111gcmemberg meansgfor securing said menua c berstoanarticlefadjacent-to the surtacetoc 5 be protected,- and "a ;;pluralityyof parallel 7 7 V, metal rods of-circular gcross sectionarranged; I i

in longitudinal; abutting relation against the said surface,,;s aidrod's fhaving shoulders" at. 7 V .the1riextremities,means; being;provided'ito- 6 engage; said shoulders .so as i to; prevent rotagrelationadjacent saidgsurface, of two spacedf part reta nlng memberseach'haivingjwings V extended; into said grooves, so as to hold'zthemembers in position, andra'plural-ityfofparallel Irods bearing against[said :isurface; and

a. e. The cornbination'vvith an article to be two spaced apart retainingmembers' eachfl I v 'portion'forminga flange, 'andanabutment shoulder,means for securing said members t0;.sa-i d 3 article adja- Withtheiinner surfaces of the members .inicontact therewith,:,and; a

extremities-0f saidro'ds having portions com pl'ementalcto:saidshoulders and flanges,;"so H Y that While the srodsi' are engagedwith-said retaining members theytre held against 1 rotation; 1 7. Thecombination with a table'legio'f parallel metal armor rods. {extending ilongia tudlnally over the respective'surfaces, sothatc :from'blovvsimpartedfby -articles mo'ving in the vicinity of said leg,-Jandmeansretaining said-rods in'positiom' 8; The co mbination a V table' leg of cpolygonal cross section provldinga plurality 1:1 v 7 ("i1 havingtheirendsengaged-by said retaining a "membersfso as, ,to-:retain.themin'position, 'said'rods being arrangediin"abutted parallel f relation; i1- r or $105 I protected provided with", a plane surface ofplurality'ofmetal rods bearing againstksaidif;surface'anddisposedin'pa-rallel'relation,theV 1 v7 e120. polygonal.cross sectionfproviding a plurality of plane surfaces, ofaplurality, of'se'ts'of i 7' 7 -isaid rods-twill receive: the ilnpact re'sulting 5125of plane surfaces; of a plurality of settoff V parallel metal armor rodsextending longitudinally overthe respective surfaces, sp that said rodswill receive the impact IQ$111ting from blows imparted by articlesmoving in the vicinity of said 'leg, ar d a pair of spaced apartretaining member s engaged; with said leg so -"as to hold said rods] inplace, said retaining members being of an angular form my hand. 1

complemented} to the cross seetifo n of said leg."

In testimony whereof I haxieihe reuntg set. 1

WIL I MTI EORME Q]

